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DEL.ICIO.USThe Gospel of Free Fun and a Hill of (Canned) Beans
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Candi Staton. Photo: Robert Shanklin.
It’s easy to have a good time without spending your hard-earned money. There are loads of fun things to do around metro Atlanta for far less than it costs to bail out the auto industry. Here are just a few:
A HEAVENLY VOICE
She concentrates on gospel music now, but Stone Mountain resident Candi Staton scored a big pop hit with “Young Hearts Run Free” back in 1976 (it was a No. 1 R&B hit, too). She’ll sing and sign her new CD, “I Will Sing My Praise to You,” which was release on Oct. 21. Upper level at Borders. 5 p.m. Nov. 15. Free. Mall at Stonecrest, 2929 Turner Hill Road, Lithonia. 678-526-9880.
CAN DO
The Atlanta Chapter of the American Institute of Architects presents “Canstruction,” an exhibit of canned goods constructed into extraordinary, colorful sculptures. Teams build giant sculptures — anything from castles to cartoon characters — and then all canned goods will go to the Atlanta Community Food Bank after prizes are awarded to winning constructions. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Nov. 14; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Nov. 15; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 16. Free. Underground Atlanta, 50 Upper Alabama St. S.W., Atlanta. 404-523-2311, underground-atlanta.com.
A POSSE OF PIANISTS
Pianists Alpin Hong, Joseph Meeks, Robert Henry, David Watkins and Sarah Stedman and the Kennesaw State University Orchestra will mark KSU’s certification as an All-Steinway School. Reservations required. 8 p.m. Nov. 15. Free. Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. 770-499-3214.
HAIL TO HOSEA
In “Unbossed and Unbought: The Hosea L. Williams Collection,” photographs, documents and artifacts chronicle Williams’ involvement in the struggle for civil and human rights. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; noon-6 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; 2-6 p.m. Sundays. Nov. 16-Feb. 15. Closed Nov. 27-28, Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1. Free. Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-730-4001.
SWEET SOUNDS OF SISTERHOOD
Tennessee’s Peasall Sisters gained their greatest measure of fame singing on the Grammy-winning soundtrack from the motion picture “O Brother Where Art Thou?” The trio will perform a free concert of their Carter Family-influenced bluegrass and gospel music at Roswell United Methodist Church at 3 p.m. Nov. 16. 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell. 770-594-0512.
A HEAP OF TROUBLE
Big Trouble in Little Five Points is a monthly night of really fine bands put together by Pop Death Squad. It takes place every third Thursday of each month at Star Bar. Here’s this month’s line-up: Atlanta quartet the Judies, fronted by stick-thin rock dynamo Warren Ullom; fellow Atlantans Tendaberry, Morehouse alums who meld post-punk and soul; and Nashville pop-rock outfit How I Became the Bomb, out promoting a new three-song EP, “Volume I: Who Dares Wins,” which is downloadable for free at the band’s official site. 9 p.m. Nov. 20. No cover. Star Bar, 437 Moreland Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-681-9018, www.starbaratl.com.
Read other money saving tips at Your Money, and see a list of all of more upcoming free and cheap events. Remember, it pays to save.
Comments
By clyde
November 15, 2008 8:23 AM | Link to this
I can hardly wait to see how much I can save by missing all of the above.
Since the Mrs.and I are well past the age where either of us have to worry about pregnancy,we can probably find something to do on a lazy Saturday afternoon that will be cost conscious.
Tomorrow I go help a friend.He comes to pick me up and he brings me home.Inbetween I get a ten o’clock tea break and a 2 p.pm. lunch.That’s pretty cost conscious also.The Mrs.does Mrs. things.A visit to a relative,a Sunday afternoon nap with the cat.None of that costs much.